Reds striker Marcus Rashford became the latest high-profile player to be abused, after his side's 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Saturday evening. In the preceding days, his team-mates Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial, as well as West Bromwich Albion's Romaine Sawyers and Chelsea's Reece James, were also targeted.
Rashford responded in a dignified manner that typifies a man who was awarded an MBE and is widely respected for his tenacious campaigning against food poverty.
“Humanity and social media at its worst,” he tweeted. “Yes, I’m a black man and I live every day proud that I am.